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Crosby Plaza Cinema has been recognised by BAFTA as an initiative which uses the restorative magic of film to unite the local community. Source: Crosby Plaza community cinema wins BAFTA For the Love of Film 2020 competition – The Guide … Continued
Campaigners hoping to save a former cinema building where the Bee Gees first performed have been given more time to develop an alternative plan. The Gaumont cinema in Chorlton was where the Gibb brothers made their live debut as The … Continued
The UK’s Elstree Studios, just outside London, has been granted planning permission for a major expansion of the facilty. Source: UK’s Elstree Studios given greenlight to expand | News | Screen
Sam Mendes’s First World War film 1917 already made an impressive mark when it debuted at UK cinemas with £7.45m including £100,000 previews – but was that simply a triumph of marketing of the film’s ambitious “continuous-shot” execution? Now the … Continued
Construction of a new venue on the site of the former EMD cinema In Walthamstow will cost £5 million more than expected. The forecast cost has risen from £17 million to £22 million after asbestos and damage was discovered inside … Continued
But in 1997 York Film Theatre, which ran City Screen, entered into a ground-breaking public-private partnership with a commercial arts cinema group, coincidentally called City Screen Limited, to create a new art-house cinema in the city centre. Source: It’s 20 … Continued
The celebrated Cornish film Bait is up against some of the biggest movies of the year in the Outstanding British Film category at the BAFTAs. Written and directed by Newlyn’s Mark Jenkin, Bait has been announced in the prestigious category … Continued
The Box is the largest multi-disciplinary arts and heritage museum space opening anywhere in the UK in 2020. Originally three separate buildings, its ground-breaking design has completely transformed, extended and combined Plymouth’s former City Museum and Art Gallery, Central Library … Continued
Cineworld could improve its experience for film buffs at Shaw Ridge. Following speculation on social media, the Advertiser contacted the cinema giant to ask if it had any plans to bring a 4DX screen to the out-of-town venue. Source: Cineworld … Continued
A SECOND attempt has been made to win planning permission to convert an iconic Westbourne cinema building into a gym and offices. BCP Council rejected Currentasset’s first application for the Grand in November saying there had been “no convincing argument” … Continued